Step 1. Translation of the original script
City Art employs native speakers who are well acquainted with the language, and its translation discrepancies, for translation and dubbing assignments. All scripts are checked for acceptability issues in the target language. By using native speakers, City Art applies idiomatic expressions culture bound phrases, slang terminology and other linguistic characteristics which may normally be difficult to translate into the target language.

Step 2. Adjustment of lip-synchronization
Dubbing not only involves great care in the literal translation of texts, but also in the area of lip synchronization. Creating a text and voice over which seem authentic or natural to the movement of the original visual is a delicate process. City Art's dubbing team makes every effort to create a dubbed version which matches the movement of speaker's lips as perfectly as possible. The City Art team's perfectionism and professionalism ensure that your project will be authentic enough to make any audience forget that they are watching a dubbed program.

Step 3. Recording in a dubbing studio
City Art's dubbing directors select only professionals for any dubbing project. The selection process is based on the role requirements of the project at hand. Special attention is given to areas such as gender, voice and other extra-linguistic features of the voice. With over 70 voiceover talents of every age, race and gender is we make sure that every effort is made to match markers of sound and speech with the onscreen performers and story line. Not only do the voice actors match the required markers of speech such as personality, class, and ethnicity, but they are also required to be compatible with the facial and bodily expressions of the on screen performer. This attention to detail is just one feature behind the City Art reputation for success.

Subtitling is one of the best ways to allow a client to market a film or program to other countries and cultures without compromising the original message. A subtitled project is basically a textual version of a program's dialogue tailored to fit the needs of the target language and culture.

Our in-house quality control department proofreads all translated materials to guarantee the textual accuracy of your script.

City Art offers subtitling in multiple media formats, like Beta sp, digital Beta and DVD, in a plethora of languages. So whether it's an audiotape, printed text or video tape our teams will quickly and accurately produce a subtitled script of the highest textual and visual quality. With each subtitling project we guarantee that our technology will provide subtitles of excellent readability in color, font, reading speed and adaptation to the target language and culture.

DVD Authoring is the process of taking video project assets and combining them into a working DVD. It is more than just capturing the video and burning it. DVD authoring is the collection of audio, video, menus, and much more into an interactive playable DVD. City Art offers a variety of comprehensive services to produce an array of DVD titles ranging from corporate seminars and training materials to feature films and other kinds of programs.

DVD technology offers a digital picture quality that is double the resolution of a standard VHS. It is DVD authoring which creates a DVD video and includes a menu system that allows for interactive content to be accessible to the viewer. This interactivity is not limited to basic menus, but includes subtitle choices, instant chapter access to content indexes, narrated slide shows, on screen quizzes and a plethora of options that are not accessible via normal VHS. Our technologically enhanced studios and equipment allow us to provide you with any number of special features to fulfill your project design.

This is the final stage in the production process of any film, or television program. Post production includes all processes after the actual filming or taping. Post production includes; adding in background music or sound effects together with any necessary voiceovers, creating any necessary titles or electronic visual effects, and editing the tape. Post production at City Art includes the following;

• Adding audio sound effects ex: ADR, Foley and sound design.
• Adding visuals that are mainly computer generated imagery and digital compositions
• Captioning- City Art's competent team of captioners can provide open and closed captioning in many languages.
• Editing the picture
• Editing the soundtrack
• Writing and recording the music/soundtrack